September 30, 2012
Bemused by criticism of Malaysiakini
An Emerging Force in MalaysiaAliran is bemused again. Last week, the focus of attacks was upon Suaram. This week, they have turned their attention to Malaysiakini.
In the statement in reply last week, you referred to how unfamiliar interests have been inspiring the minds as well as lives of Malaysians, virtually upon an bland basis. We done references to the change of the English Premier League, BBC as well as CNN telecasts into millions of households in the region.
More severely you highlighted how you magnitude mercantile expansion in conditions of, between others, the quantum of FDI. Why, you even wish to draw in unfamiliar investors which may be environmentally damaging e.g. Lynas' singular earth refinery, RAPID in Pengerang, Johor as well as aluminium smelters in Sarawak!
We additionally highlighted US support for troops exercises involving the Malaysian troops via the Office of Defence Cooperation in support of the US Embassy in Malaysia as well as the US Pacific Command. (We should have additionally referred to the Langkawi International Maritime as well as Aerospace Exhibition, right away in its 12th edition.)
None of the critics of Suaram bothered to respond to these points. Neither did they show us HOW Suaram is undermining democracy by receiving unfamiliar funds.
Now you have been told which it is not correct for foreigners to hold directorships or other stakes in internal media outfits!But then, you note which the leading "integrated consumer media entertainment group in Malaysia as well as Southeast Middle East with operations in four key areas of busi! ness, na mely Pay-TV, Radio, Publications as well as Digital Media" has the non-independent, non-executive director who appears to be the foreigner.
If you have been talking about architectural ornament open opinion, why only speak about the media? Why not speak about unfamiliar open family groups as well as spin doctors such as APCO which have been in the commercial operation of shaping open opinion to promote sure leaders as well as domestic parties as paragons of trait especially as elections approach? Is this not perplexing to change open notice falsely as sure quarters have been right away accusing Malaysiakini of?
Since you have been talking about architectural ornament minds, what about education? We right away have unfamiliar universities invited to settle branch campuses in Malaysia. Often the curriculum is adapted from abroad as well as taught by unfamiliar lecturers as well as in the English Language too!
Then there have been the international schools in Malaysia. Quotas or restrictions upon Malaysians in attendance such schools have right away been relaxed. Increasingly, these schools right away have giveaway access in shaping immature as well as susceptible internal minds an bearing which could be similarly dangerous!
If you wish to stretch this ridiculous argument, what about the tens of thousands of Malaysian youths who have been sent abroad by the supervision as well as their parents to further their studies in Europe, America, South as well as East Asia, as well as the Middle East? Wouldn't they as well have imbibed unfamiliar values as well as ideologies?
The Malaysiakini Pioneers
Much ado has additionally been done about an Opposition politician's tiny stake in Malaysiakini as if which would start its editorial independence. In which case, what about UMNO's tenure of Utusan as well as MCA's tenure of The Star, Nanyang as well as China Press? Doesn't which concede their independence? Doesn't which have an even greater stroke in undermining media independence?
Instead of making deceptive insinuations as well as innuendos, critics of Malaysiakini should give us clear examples of how the unfamiliar participation upon its house or unfamiliar funding has resulted in the diabolical unfamiliar bulletin creeping into Malaysiakini's stating which threatens to criticise democracy.
By the way, Aliran does not embrace any unfamiliar funding for any ongoing programmes nor do you have the immigrant sitting upon the house of directors. Why, you do not even have the house of directors! But you won't have any insinuations against others only because they might have the immigrant upon their board. After all, you live in an epoch of globalisation.
Aliran Executive Committee
29 September 2012
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